Crossing the Mississippi

We started the day on roads with very narrow shoulders. We were going around a corner, and Tim fell to the side doing a full rollover, bike over body, down a little embankment. Thankfully, the grass was soft, and he was not hurt. The brake handle shifted a bit, but everything on him and the bike still works! As the day went on, the roads were better, but sadly, there were no trails.
We did cross the Mississippi River - real progress! We had gone 53 miles, and it was early, so we were considering doing another big chunk since it looks like bad weather tomorrow. We could not find any place to stay after this town and knew it would not be good camping. We headed into New Roads, and the wind picked up directly against us, which made the decision. We found a place on False River, a nice view, but the clouds are rolling in, so the day ended with 58 miles completed.Read more